Museum Authority CEO: Visitor numbers start rising with the new tourist season
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy chaired a meeting of the board of directors of the Grand Egyptian Museum Authority at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. Dr. Ahmed Ghoneim, CEO of the Grand Egyptian Museum Authority, reviewed the museum's main activities and events in the recent period, led by the visit of the President of the Republic and his wife, and the Chinese President and his wife, to the museum in early September, on the sidelines of the Chinese President's official visit to Egypt.
The meeting also reviewed visitor numbers and total revenue from the official opening last November through the end of August. The total number of visitors reached about 4 million, he said, noting that visitor numbers have started to rise with the new tourist season.
The board discussed and approved the authority's financial statements and amended final accounts for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, in the presence of members of the Central Auditing Organization and the museum's financial and administrative affairs department. The minister instructed the museum authority's officials to coordinate on the necessary executive measures in this regard.
The board also approved accepting a donation from the French side, as part of the Egyptian-French cooperation project in the field of antiquities. It includes a number of humidity measuring devices for the museum's exhibition halls, which will support the preventive conservation system by recording and monitoring the stability of the environmental conditions surrounding the artifacts.
Board members were also briefed on a number of memoranda of understanding being prepared for signing, aimed at strengthening cooperation between the Grand Egyptian Museum Authority and a number of international universities and archaeological museums.
